Lotus Notes 8.5.1, 8.5.2 en 9.0 samengevat

dinsdag, 16 juni 2009 door Martin Schaefer

Op Bleedyellow kwam ik op de volgende blogpost van Peter Presnell. Peter heeft de blogentries van afgelopen maanden verzameld en overzichtelijk in een lijst gezet. Eigenlijk best vreemd dat de 8.5.1 release zo veel nieuwe features krijgt. IBM had de nieuwe versie best wel versie 8.6 kunnen noemen.

IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.1

1. Release Timetable
   
   1. Notes 8.5.1 Beta has been released to Design Partners
   2. A managed public beta will begin before the end of June
   3. Code has now reached string freeze
   4. Gold code likely by end of September
   5. There will not be a 8.0.3.  The upgrade from 8.0.2 is to 8.5.1+.
2. Developer Features
   1. Xpages for Notes client
   2. New DDE LS Editor
   3. New DDE Java editor
   4. Performance improvements for Xpages
   5. Not yet confirmed for this release - New XPage controls for Outline, Menubar, Toolbar Tag cloud, Popup
   6. Application launch options for Notes client will include XPages
   7. Opening database in Domino Designer will be much faster
   8. Improvements to DXL
3. Client Features
   1. ActiveSync support for iPhone
   2. The client will support roaming profiles
   3. New toolbar icons ,including Insert Links
   4. Right Click Open In New Window, removed in 8.5.0, will return in 8.5.1
   5. The options to display unread mail in red will return as a preference
   6. The Rich Text Editor will have autocorrect
4. Admin Features

IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.2

1. Release Timetable
   1. Daily builds of 8.5.2 have started within IBM.  A release date for 8.5.2 may be made at UKLUG.
2. Development Features
   1. Possible - Support for Relational and other datasources in Xpages.
   2. No official announcements, but it is speculated that Java UI classes will be added.

IBM Lotus Notes 9.0

1. Client Features
   1. Improved Search
   2. Group Calendar
   3. Adding RSS Feeds to Inbox
   4. Unified Task Management